SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120623

• Record No: CB 120623
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120623
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/8/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126881
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Federation Internationale de Football Association's (FIFA) 2026 World Cup; authorizing an agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle International Soccer Hosting Local Organizing Committee.
• Sponsors: Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Memo, 3. Presentation, 4. Local Organizing Committee (LOC) - Staff and Board, 5. Signed Ordinance 126881, 6. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/14/2023	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/14/2023	1	Mayor	returned
8/14/2023	1	Mayor	Signed
8/10/2023	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
8/8/2023	1	City Council	passed	Pass
8/3/2023	1	Governance, Native Communities, and Tribal Governments Committee	pass	Pass
7/25/2023	1	City Council	referred
7/20/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
5/31/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review
5/31/2023	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Federation Internationale de Football Association's (FIFA) 2026 World Cup; authorizing an agreement between The City of Seattle and the Seattle International Soccer Hosting Local Organizing Committee.
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WHEREAS, Seattle is known for its passionate participation in and support of soccer, with a soccer fan base that has attracted large, enthusiastic crowds for professional matches since 1976, including when the Seattle Sounders broke Major League Soccer attendance records and merchandise sales in their first season in 2009 and when the OL Reign set a National Women's Soccer League single-game attendance record in 2021; and
WHEREAS, more than 125,000 young people actively compete in soccer matches every year around Washington State; and
WHEREAS, the FIFA World Cup will provide Seattle with a unique opportunity to inspire new generations of soccer enthusiasts, while promoting Seattle's commitment to recreation, sports, health, human rights, equality, and the environment; and
WHEREAS, the United States received an estimated $4 billion in economic benefits from hosting the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and soccer fans bring significant additional revenue to World Cup host cities' hotels, restaurants, shops, and tax coffers; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council share a common goal of promoting Seattle's stature, diversity, and economic vitality, which will be enhanced by being a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted and the Mayor signed Resolution 31791 supporting The City of Seattle's pursuit to be a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup; and
WHEREAS, as a condition of the bid process, FIFA required all potential host cities to enter into a Host City Agreement and related amendments; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle entered a Host City Agreement with FIFA and the United States Soccer Federation, Inc. (USSF), in 2018 (sub...